-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
urgent; pressing; exigent
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
successful bid; winning a tender
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to rouse oneself; to psyche oneself up
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to kick (at someone, something)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
directions; instructions; orders; command
to get late; to advance; to wear on
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
being startled; getting a shock
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)